§ 1-4. General penalty; continuing violations.
(a)
Whenever this Code or any ordinance of the county prohibits a specific act or an act is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever this Code or an ordinance requires the doing of any act or declares that the failure to do any act will be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50.00 for each separate violation; provided, however, that the imposition of a fine under this Code or any ordinance of the county shall not prevent the revocation of any permit or license for a Code or ordinance violation where called for or permitted under the provisions of this Code or of any ordinance. The general sessions court judge shall fix the amount of any fine to be levied under the provisions of this section as his discretion may dictate. Each day that any violation of any ordinance continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(b)
Fines.
(1)
It is a violation of this Code to fail to pay a fine levied by the general sessions court for a violation of this Code.
(2)
Cumulative additional fines levied as a result of this subsection (b) for nonpayment of fines assessed, for each violation of this Code, shall not exceed $1,000.00.
(Code 1992, § 1-4; Ord. No. 13, § 12, 8-10-1987; Ord. No. 407, 7-25-2011)